Organic light-emitting display apparatus

ABSTRACT

An organic light-emitting display apparatus, including a substrate; a first electrode on the substrate; a second electrode on the first electrode; a first organic emissive layer between the first electrode and the second electrode, the first organic emissive layer to emit a first light; a second organic emissive layer between the first electrode and the second electrode, the second organic emissive layer to emit a second light having a different color from the first light; an auxiliary layer on the second electrode, the auxiliary layer having a refractive index equal to or higher than about 2.2; and a charging layer on the auxiliary layer.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

Korean Patent Application No. 10-2015-0114873, filed on Aug. 13, 2015,in the Korean Intellectual Property Office, and entitled: “OrganicLight-Emitting Display Apparatus,” is incorporated by reference hereinin its entirety.

BACKGROUND

1. Field

The present disclosure herein relates to an organic light-emittingdisplay apparatus.

2. Description of the Related Art

An organic light-emitting display apparatus may include an organiclight-emitting element that may include an anode electrode, an organicemissive layer, and a cathode electrode. The light-emitting element mayemit light by energy generated when an exciton, which may be a boundstate of an electron and an electron hole, which may be attracted toeach other in the organic emissive layer, falls from an excited stationto a ground state, and the organic light-emitting display apparatus maydisplay a certain image by using such light emission.

SUMMARY

Embodiments may be realized by providing an organic light-emittingdisplay apparatus, including a substrate; a first electrode on thesubstrate; a second electrode on the first electrode; a first organicemissive layer between the first electrode and the second electrode, thefirst organic emissive layer to emit a first light; a second organicemissive layer between the first electrode and the second electrode, thesecond organic emissive layer to emit a second light having a differentcolor from the first light; an auxiliary layer on the second electrode,the auxiliary layer having a refractive index equal to or higher thanabout 2.2; and a charging layer on the auxiliary layer.

A thickness of the auxiliary layer may be about 280 Å to about 400 Å.

The auxiliary layer may include a transmissive or semi-transmissivematerial.

The auxiliary layer may include copper iodide.

The second electrode may have a silver content of about 50% or more.

A thickness of the second electrode may be less than or equal to about100 Å.

The organic light-emitting display apparatus may further include anencapsulation substrate on the charging layer. The encapsulationsubstrate may cover the first electrode, the first organic emissivelayer, the second organic emissive layer, the auxiliary layer, and thecharging layer.

The organic light-emitting display apparatus may further include apolarizer on the encapsulation substrate. The polarizer may performcircular polarization on an incident light.

The first light and the second light may be mixed to generate a whitelight.

The first light may be a blue light and the second light may include ared light and a green light.

Average reflectivity of red, green, and blue from a bottom surface ofthe second electrode, a contact surface between the second electrode andthe auxiliary layer, and a top surface of the auxiliary layer may beless than or equal to about 15%.

Reflectivity of the blue from the bottom surface of the secondelectrode, the contact surface between the second electrode and theauxiliary layer, and the top surface of the auxiliary layer may behigher than reflectivity of each of the red and the green from thebottom surface of the second electrode, the contact surface between thesecond electrode and the auxiliary layer, and the top surface of theauxiliary layer.

The first light may be a blue light and the second light may be a yellowlight.

The first electrode may bean anode and the second electrode is acathode, and a portion of the first light and a portion of the secondlight may pass through the second electrode.

A distance between the first electrode and the second electrode may be aresonance distance of the first light, and a distance between the firstelectrode and the second electrode may be different from a resonancedistance of the second light.

The distance between the first electrode and the second electrode may beabout 3000 Å to about 5000 Å.

The organic light-emitting display apparatus may further include acharge generation layer between the first and second organic emissivelayers.

The organic light-emitting display apparatus may further include a thirdorganic emissive layer to emit a third light having a different colorfrom the first light and the second light.

Embodiments may be realized by providing an organic light-emittingdisplay apparatus, including a substrate; a first electrode on thesubstrate; a second electrode on the first electrode; a first organicemissive layer between the first electrode and the second electrode, thefirst organic emissive layer to emit a first light; a second organicemissive layer between the first electrode and the second electrode, thesecond organic emissive layer to emit a second light having a differentcolor from the first light; an auxiliary layer on the second electrode,the auxiliary layer having a refractive index equal to or higher thenabout 2.2, the auxiliary layer having a thickness of about 280 Å toabout 400 Å; an encapsulation substrate on the auxiliary layer, theencapsulation substrate covering the first organic emissive layer, thesecond organic emissive layer, and the auxiliary layer; and a charginglayer between the auxiliary layer and the encapsulation substrate, thecharging layer being in contact with the auxiliary layer and theencapsulation substrate.

The second electrode may have a silver content of about 50% or more, anda thickness of the second electrode may be less than or equal to about100 Å.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Features will become apparent to those of skill in the art by describingin detail exemplary embodiments with reference to the attached drawingsin which:

FIG. 1 illustrates a schematic plan view of an organic light-emittingdisplay apparatus;

FIG. 2 illustrates a conceptual view of a single pixel shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 illustrates a cross-sectional view taken along line I-I′ of FIG.1;

FIG. 4 illustrates a diagram of a stacked structure of an organiclight-emitting element, an auxiliary layer, and a charging layer in FIG.3;

FIG. 5 illustrates a diagram of reflectivity according to the thicknessof an auxiliary layer by color of a light;

FIG. 6 illustrates a diagram of reflectivity according to a wavelengthby thickness of an auxiliary layer;

FIG. 7 illustrates a diagram of a change in refractive index accordingto the wavelength of an auxiliary layer which is applied to a structurefor obtaining the result in FIG. 6; and

FIG. 8 illustrates a diagram of a stacked structure of an organiclight-emitting element, an auxiliary layer, and a charging layeraccording to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Example embodiments will now be described more fully hereinafter withreference to the accompanying drawings; however, they may be embodied indifferent forms and should not be construed as limited to theembodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided sothat this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fullyconvey exemplary implementations to those skilled in the art.

In the drawing figures, the dimensions of layers and regions may beexaggerated for clarity of illustration. It will also be understood thatwhen a layer or element is referred to as being “on” another layer orsubstrate, it can be directly on the other layer or substrate, orintervening layers may also be present. Further, it will be understoodthat when a layer is referred to as being “under” another layer, it canbe directly under, and one or more intervening layers may also bepresent. In addition, it will also be understood that when a layer isreferred to as being “between” two layers, it can be the only layerbetween the two layers, or one or more intervening layers may also bepresent. Like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout.

FIG. 1 illustrates a schematic plan view of an organic light-emittingdisplay apparatus 1000, and FIG. 2 illustrates a conceptual view of asingle pixel shown in FIG. 1.

Referring to FIG. 1, the organic light-emitting display apparatus 1000may include a substrate 100, a pixel layer 200, and an encapsulationsubstrate 300.

The substrate 100 may include a display area DA that may display animage, and a non-display area NA that may be adjacent to the displayarea DA and may not display an image. The display area DA may include aplurality of pixel areas PA.

The substrate 100 may be a flexible substrate and may be made of plastichaving good heat resistance and durability, such as, for example,polyethyleneetherphthalate, polyethylenenaphthalate, polycarbonate,polyarylate, polyetherimide, polyethersulfone, and polyimide. In anembodiment, the substrate 100 may be made of various materials, such asmetal or glass.

A barrier layer may be disposed between the substrate 100 and the pixellayer 200 in order to prevent an external foreign material, such asmoisture or oxygen, from penetrating an organic light-emitting elementLD through the substrate 100.

The pixel layer 200 may be disposed between the substrate 100 and theencapsulation substrate 300. The pixel layer 200 may include a pluralityof gate lines G1 to Gm, a plurality of data lines D1 to Dn, and aplurality of pixels PX. The gate lines G1 to Gm may be insulated fromthe data lines D1 to Dn and cross them. FIG. 1 illustrates, for example,that the gate lines G1 to Gm are extended in a first direction DR1 andthe data lines D1 to Dn are extended in a second direction DR2 crossingthe first direction DR1. In an embodiment, when the gate lines G1 to Gmare insulated from the data lines D1 to Dn and cross them, each of thegate lines G1 to Gm and the data lines D1 to Dn may have a partiallybent shape, not a straight line shape. The gate lines G1 to Gm and thedata lines D1 to Dn may define pixel areas PA.

The pixels PX may be disposed on the pixel areas PA, respectively. Eachof the pixels PX may be connected to one of the gate lines G1 to Gm andto one of the data lines D1 to Dn to display an image. Each of thepixels PX may display, for example, one of red, green, and blue colors.In an embodiment, each of the pixels may display other colors (e.g., awhite color) excluding the red, green and blue colors. FIG. 1illustrates that each of the pixels PX has, for example, a quadrilateralshape. In an embodiment, the shape of each of the pixels PX may havevarious shapes, such as a polygon, a circle, or an ellipse.

FIG. 2 illustrates a single pixel connected to the first gate line G1and to the first data line D1.

Referring to FIG. 2, the pixel PX may include a switching transistor Qs,a driving transistor, Qd, a storage capacitor Cst, and an organiclight-emitting element LD.

The switching transistor Qs may include a control terminal N1, an inputterminal N2, and an output terminal N3. The control terminal N1 may beconnected to the first gate line G1, the input terminal N2 may beconnected to the first data line D1, and the output terminal N3 may beconnected to the driving transistor Qd. The switching transistor Qs mayoutput a data voltage applied to the first data line D1 to the drivingtransistor Qd in response to a gate signal applied to the first gateline G1.

The driving transistor Qd may include a control terminal N4, an inputterminal N5, and an output terminal N6. The control terminal N4 may beconnected to the output terminal N3 of the switching transistor Qs, theinput terminal N5 may receive a driving voltage ELVdd, and the outputterminal N6 may be connected to the organic light-emitting element LD.The driving transistor Qd may output to the organic light-emittingelement LD an output current Id that varies in size according to avoltage between the control terminal N4 and the output terminal N6.

The storage capacitor Cst may be connected to between the outputterminal N3 of the switching capacitor Qs and the input terminal N5 ofthe driving transistor Qd. The storage capacitor Cst may charge a datavoltage applied to the control terminal N4 of the driving transistor Qdand may maintain the charged data voltage for a certain time after theswitching transistor Qs is turned off.

The pixel layer 200 may further include a driving voltage line. Thedriving voltage line may be extended to be parallel to the first gateline G1 or to the first data line D1. The driving voltage line mayreceive the driving voltage ELVdd and be connected to the input terminalN5 of the driving transistor Qd.

The organic light-emitting element LD may include a first electrode AE,an organic layer OL, and a second electrode CE.

The first electrode AE may be an anode electrode or a positive pole. Thefirst electrode AE may be connected to the output terminal N6 of thedriving transistor Qd to generate a hole. The second electrode CE may bea cathode electrode or a negative pole. The second electrode CE mayreceive a common voltage ELVss and may generate an electron. The organiclayer OL may be disposed between the first electrode AE and the secondelectrode CE. The organic layer OL may be made of a plurality of layersand include an organic material.

The hole and electron may respectively be injected from the firstelectrode AE and the second electrode CE into the organic emissive layerin the organic layer OL. An exciton that may be a bound state of thehole and electron may be formed in the organic emissive layer, which mayemit light when the exciton falls from an excited state to a groundstate. The intensity of the light emitted from the organic emissivelayer may be determined by an output current Id that flows into theoutput terminal N6 of the driving transistor Qd.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the organic layer OL mayinclude two or more organic emissive layers that generate differentcolors of light.

FIG. 2 illustrates that the second electrode CE is disposed on the firstelectrode AE. In an embodiment, the positions of the first electrode AEand the second electrode CE may be switched with each other.

The encapsulation substrate 300 may be disposed on the pixel layer 200.The encapsulation substrate 300 may cover the display area DA. Theencapsulation substrate 300 may be, for example, an organic layer or aninorganic layer. In an embodiment, the encapsulation substrate 300 maybe provided as a substrate made of glass or plastic.

The organic light-emitting display apparatus 1000 may further include asealing member 310. The sealing member 310 may be disposed to surroundthe display area DA and connect the substrate 100 and the encapsulationsubstrate 300. The sealing member 310 may block the organiclight-emitting element LD from becoming exposed to external moisture andair, together with the encapsulation substrate 300.

FIG. 3 illustrates a cross-sectional view taken along line I-I′ of FIG.1, and FIG. 4 illustrates a diagram of a stacked structure of an organiclight-emitting element, an auxiliary layer, and a charging layer in FIG.3. FIG. 3 illustrates a cross-sectional view of a single pixel area ofan organic light-emitting display apparatus according to an embodimentof the present disclosure.

Referring to FIGS. 3 and 4, the driving transistor Qd may include anactive layer 211, a gate electrode 213, a source electrode 215, and adrain electrode 217.

The active layer 211 may be disposed on the substrate 100. The pixellayer 200 may further include a first insulating layer 221 disposedbetween the active layer 211 and the gate electrode 213. The firstinsulating layer 221 may insulate the active layer 211 from the gateelectrode 213. The source electrode 215 and the drain electrode 217 maybe disposed on the gate electrode 213. The pixel layer 200 may furtherinclude a second insulating layer 223 disposed between the gateelectrode 213 and the source electrode 215 and between the gateelectrode 213 and the drain electrode 217. The source electrode 215 andthe drain electrode 217 may be connected to the active layer 211 throughcontact holes CH1 and CH2 on the first insulating layer 221 and thesecond insulating layer 223, respectively.

FIG. 3 illustrates an exemplary structure of the driving transistor Qdand exemplary positions of the active layer 211, the gate electrode 213,the source electrode 215. In an embodiment, the drain electrode 217 mayvary to have various shapes. For example, FIG. 3 illustrates that thegate electrode 213 is disposed on the active layer 211. In anembodiment, the gate electrode 213 may also be disposed under the activelayer 211.

The pixel layer 200 may further include a protective layer 230 disposedon the source electrode 215 and the drain electrode 217.

The first electrode AE may be disposed on the protective layer 230. Thefirst electrode AE may be connected to the drain electrode 217 through acontact hole CH3 on the protective layer 230. The first electrode AE maybe a pixel electrode or anode. The first electrode AE may be areflective electrode. The first electrode AE may include silver (Ag),Mg, Al, Pt, Pd, Au, Ni, Nd, Ir, Cr or metallic compounds. The firstelectrode AE may be a multi-layer structure that may have a plurality oflayers made of metal.

The pixel layer 200 may further include a pixel definition layer PDLdisposed on the protective layer 230. The pixel definition layer PDL maybe disposed to overlap the boundary of the pixel areas PA of FIG. 1 whenviewed from the top.

The organic layer OL may include a first organic emissive layer EML1 anda second organic emissive layer EML2. Each of the first and secondorganic emissive layers EML1 and EML2 may be made of an organic matterhaving small molecule or macromolecule.

The first organic emissive layer EML1 may emit a first light and thesecond organic emissive layer EML2 may emit a second light that may havea different color from the first light. The first and second lights maybe mixed to generate a white light. For example, the first light may bea blue light and the second light may be a red light and a green light.In an embodiment, the first light may be the blue light and the secondlight may be a yellow light.

FIG. 4 illustrates that the second organic emissive layer EML2 isdisposed on the first organic emissive layer EML1. In an embodiment, thepositions of the first and second organic emissive layers EML1 and EML2may be switched with each other.

The organic layer OL may further include a charge generation layerdisposed between the first and second organic emissive layers EML1 andEML2. When a voltage is applied to the first electrode AE and the secondelectrode CE, the charge generation layer may inject an electron intothe first organic emissive layer EM1 and inject a hole into the secondorganic emissive layer EML2. In an embodiment, the charge generationlayer may be omitted and the first and second organic emissive layersEML1 and EML2 may be in direct contact with each other.

The organic layer OL may selectively include a hole transport layer(HTL), a hole injection layer (HIL), an electron transport layer (ETL)and an electron injection layer (EIL), in addition to the first andsecond organic emissive layers EML1 and EML2.

The second electrode CE may be disposed on the organic layer OL. Thesecond electrode CE may be a common electrode or a cathode. The secondelectrode CE may be a transmissive or semi-transmissive electrode. Thesecond electrode CE may include Ag. The second electrode CE may be madeof Ag or include compounds of Ag and other materials. The othermaterials may be Li, Ca, LiF/Ca, LiF/Al, Al, Mg, BaF, or Ba for example.Ag may have relatively low absorptance with respect to an incidentlight. The organic emissive layer LD of the present disclosure may havethe second electrode CE having 50% or more Ag content, and may beenhanced in transmissivity.

The thickness of the second electrode CE may be smaller than or equal toabout 100 Å. When the thickness of the second electrode CE exceeds 100Å, there may be a limitation in that the transmissivity of the first andsecond lights may be low, and the luminance of the organiclight-emitting display apparatus 1000 may become low.

The second electrode CE may include an auxiliary electrode. Theauxiliary electrode may include a layer formed through deposition, thematerial may face the emissive layer, and transparent metallic oxide onthe layer, such as indium tin oxide (ITO), indium zinc oxide (IZO), zincoxide (ZnO), and indium tin zinc oxide (ITZO), and may also include, forexample, one or more of Mo or Ti.

The first electrode AE may be a reflective electrode and the secondelectrode CE is provided as a transmissive or semi-transmissive. In anembodiment of the present disclosure, the organic light-emitting elementLD may be of a top light-emitting type.

The pixel layer 200 may further include an auxiliary layer 240 and acharging layer 250.

The auxiliary layer 240 may be disposed on the second electrode CE andin contact with the second electrode CE. The auxiliary layer 240 may bemade of a transmissive or semi-transmissive material in order totransmit the light passing through the second electrode CE. Thethickness of the auxiliary layer 240 may be about 280 Å to about 400 Å.The auxiliary layer 240 may have a refractive index equal to or higherthan about 2.2. The auxiliary layer 240 may be made of various materialshaving the refractive index equal to or higher than about 2.2, such ascopper iodide (CuI).

The charging layer 250 may be filled in the space formed by theencapsulation substrate 300, the auxiliary layer 240, and the sealingmember 310. The charging layer 250 may be made of a transmissive orsemi-transmissive insulating material. The refractive index of thecharging layer 250 may be about 1.5. The charging layer 250 may be incontact with the auxiliary layer 240 and the encapsulation substrate300.

When the organic light-emitting display apparatus 1000 is large, thecell gap between the substrate 100 and the encapsulation substrate 300may not be constantly maintained in a manufacturing process. Forexample, in the process of manufacturing the large organiclight-emitting display apparatus 1000, the organic light-emittingelement LD may be damaged.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the charging layer 250 maybe required between the auxiliary layer 240 and the encapsulationsubstrate 300 as a necessary component. The space formed by theencapsulation substrate 300, the auxiliary layer 240, and theencapsulation member 310 may not be filled with air or may not be in avacuum state.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the distance Ds between thefirst electrode AE and the second electrode CE may be the resonancedistance of the first light, and the distance Ds between the firstelectrode AE and the second electrode CE may be different from theresonance distance of the second light. The first light may satisfy aresonance condition and the second light may not satisfy the resonancecondition. The organic light-emitting element LD may have a selectiveresonance structure for the first light and may not have a resonancestructure for the second light.

The organic light-emitting element LD may have a resonance structure forthe blue light and may not have a resonance structure for the red lightand the green light. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, thedistance Ds between the first electrode AE and the second electrode CEmay have a value of about 3000 Å to about 5000 Å.

The organic light-emitting display apparatus 1000 may further include apolarizer 500 and an adhesive layer 600. The polarizer 500 may performcircular polarization on an incident light. The polarizer 500 mayprevent reflection by an external light. The encapsulation substrate 300may adhere to the polarizer 500 with the adhesive layer 600therebetween.

FIG. 5 illustrates a diagram of reflectivity according to the thicknessof an auxiliary layer by color of a light. The simulation condition ofFIG. 5 employs copper iodide (CuI) as the auxiliary layer.

Referring to FIG. 4, in an embodiment of the present disclosure,reflectivity is defined as the ratio of lights reflected from the bottomsurface 11 of the second electrode CE, the contact surface 12 betweenthe second electrode CE and the auxiliary layer 240, and the top surfaceof the auxiliary layer 240, among the first and second lights emittedfrom the first and second organic emissive layers EML1 and EML2.

Red reflectivity is defined as the reflectivity of the red light amongthe first and second lights, green reflectivity is defined as thereflectivity of the green light among the first and second lights, andblue reflectivity is defined as the reflectivity of the blue light amongthe first and second lights. Average reflectivity is defined as theaverage of the red reflectivity, the green reflectivity, and the bluereflectivity.

The thickness of the auxiliary layer 240 may be set to satisfy acondition that the average reflectivity is lower than or equal to about15% (first condition). When the average reflectivity exceeds about 15%,there may be a limitation in that the transmissivity of the first andsecond lights is low, and the luminance of the organic light-emittingdisplay apparatus 1000 may become low. When the average reflectivityexceeds about 15%, there may be a limitation in that the redreflectivity and the green reflectivity as well as the blue reflectivitymay increase together.

The thickness of the auxiliary layer 240 may be set to satisfy acondition that the blue reflectivity is higher than the red reflectivityand the green reflectivity (second condition). When the bluereflectivity is higher than the red reflectivity and the greenreflectivity, the resonance efficiency of the blue light may furtherincrease.

The thickness of the auxiliary layer 240 may be selected within thescope that satisfies both the first condition and the second condition.Referring to FIG. 5, the thickness of the auxiliary layer 240 may beabout 280 Å to about 400 Å.

FIG. 6 illustrates a diagram of reflectivity according to a wavelengthby thickness of an auxiliary layer. FIG. 6 illustrates the peakwavelengths of the red light, the green light and the blue light bydotted lines. The simulation condition of FIG. 6 employs copper iodide(CuI) as the auxiliary layer.

Referring to FIGS. 4 to 6, when the thickness of the auxiliary layer 240is about 460 Å, about 590 Å, about 715 Å, or about 840 Å, the firstcondition and the second condition may not be satisfied. When thethickness of the auxiliary layer 240 is about 340 Å, the bluereflectivity may be higher than the red reflectivity and the greenreflectivity and the average reflectivity may also be lower than orequal to about 15%.

FIG. 7 illustrates a diagram of a change in refractive index accordingto the wavelength of an auxiliary layer which is applied to a structurefor obtaining the result in FIG. 6. The simulation condition of FIG. 7employs copper iodide (CuI) as the auxiliary layer.

Referring to FIGS. 4 and 7, the refractive index of the auxiliary layer240 may vary according to a wavelength. The refractive index of theauxiliary layer 240 may be equal to or higher than about 2.2 over allthe wavelengths. When the refractive index of the auxiliary layer 240 isequal to or higher than about 2.2 irrespective of the wavelength, theresults in FIGS. 5 and 6 may be derived.

FIG. 8 illustrates a diagram of a stacked structure of an organiclight-emitting element, an auxiliary layer, and a charging layeraccording to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

The organic light-emitting element LD1 shown in FIG. 8 may include firstto third organic emissive layers EML1 to EML3 unlike the organiclight-emitting element LD shown in FIG. 4.

The first organic emissive layer EML1 may emit a first light, the secondorganic emissive layer EML2 may emit a second light different from thefirst light, and the third organic emissive layer EML3 may emit a thirdlight having a different color from the first light and the secondlight. The first to third lights may be mixed to generate a white light.For example, the first light may be a blue light, the second light maybe a red light, and the third light may be a green light.

FIG. 8 illustrates that the first to third organic emissive layers EML1to EML3 are sequentially disposed. In an embodiment, the positions ofthe first to third organic emissive layers EML1 to EML3 may be switchedwith one another.

In an embodiment, the organic light-emitting element may include four ormore organic emissive layers. The lights emitted from the four or moreorganic emissive layers may be mixed to generate a white light.

By way of summation and review, an organic light-emitting displayapparatus may not need a separate light source, unlike a liquid crystaldisplay (LCD) apparatus, and may have a self-luminance characteristicand may decrease in thickness and weight. An organic light-emittingdisplay apparatus may provide high-definition characteristics, such aslow power consumption, high luminance, and a quick response speed, andit may be a next generation display apparatus.

The organic light-emitting display apparatus may be of two types. Afirst type of organic light-emitting display apparatus may includeorganic light-emitting elements emitting a red light, a green light, anda blue light, respectively and may display images by using the redlight, the green light, and the blue light emitted from the organiclight-emitting elements, respectively. A second type of organiclight-emitting display apparatus may include an organic light-emittingelement emitting a white light and a color conversion layer, and providean appropriate color from the color conversion layer to the white lightto display an image.

An embodiment may provide organic light-emitting display apparatusesincluding a substrate, a first electrode, a second electrode, a firstorganic emissive layer, a second organic emissive layer, an auxiliarylayer, and a charging layer.

Embodiments relate to an organic light-emitting display apparatus thatmay have a selective resonance structure.

According to an organic light-emitting display apparatus according to anembodiment of the present disclosure, it may be possible to have aresonance structure for a light of a specific wavelength band and have anon-resonance structure at other wavelength bands.

Example embodiments have been disclosed herein, and although specificterms are employed, they are used and are to be interpreted in a genericand descriptive sense only and not for purpose of limitation. In someinstances, as would be apparent to one of skill in the art as of thefiling of the present application, features, characteristics, and/orelements described in connection with a particular embodiment may beused singly or in combination with features, characteristics, and/orelements described in connection with other embodiments unless otherwisespecifically indicated. Accordingly, it will be understood by those ofskill in the art that various changes in form and details may be madewithout departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention asset forth in the following claims.

What is claimed is:
 1. An organic light-emitting display apparatus,comprising: a substrate; a first electrode on the substrate; a secondelectrode on the first electrode; a first organic emissive layer betweenthe first electrode and the second electrode, the first organic emissivelayer to emit a first light; a second organic emissive layer between thefirst electrode and the second electrode, the second organic emissivelayer to emit a second light having a different color from the firstlight; an auxiliary layer on the second electrode, the auxiliary layerhaving a refractive index equal to or higher than about 2.2; and acharging layer on the auxiliary layer.
 2. The organic light-emittingdisplay apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein a thickness of theauxiliary layer is about 280 Å to about 400 Å.
 3. The organiclight-emitting display apparatus as claimed in claim 2, wherein theauxiliary layer includes a transmissive or semi-transmissive material.4. The organic light-emitting display apparatus as claimed in claim 2,wherein the auxiliary layer includes copper iodide.
 5. The organiclight-emitting display apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein thesecond electrode has a silver content of about 50% or more.
 6. Theorganic light-emitting display apparatus as claimed in claim 5, whereina thickness of the second electrode is less than or equal to about 100Å.
 7. The organic light-emitting display apparatus as claimed in claim1, further comprising an encapsulation substrate on the charging layer,wherein the encapsulation substrate covers the first electrode, thefirst organic emissive layer, the second organic emissive layer, theauxiliary layer, and the charging layer.
 8. The organic light-emittingdisplay apparatus as claimed in claim 7, further comprising a polarizeron the encapsulation substrate, wherein the polarizer performs circularpolarization on an incident light.
 9. The organic light-emitting displayapparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first light and the secondlight are mixed to generate a white light.
 10. The organiclight-emitting display apparatus as claimed in claim 9, wherein thefirst light is a blue light and the second light includes a red lightand a green light.
 11. The organic light-emitting display apparatus asclaimed in claim 10, wherein average reflectivity of red, green, andblue from a bottom surface of the second electrode, a contact surfacebetween the second electrode and the auxiliary layer, and a top surfaceof the auxiliary layer is less than or equal to about 15%.
 12. Theorganic light-emitting display apparatus as claimed in claim 11, whereinreflectivity of the blue from the bottom surface of the secondelectrode, the contact surface between the second electrode and theauxiliary layer, and the top surface of the auxiliary layer is higherthan reflectivity of each of the red and the green from the bottomsurface of the second electrode, the contact surface between the secondelectrode and the auxiliary layer, and the top surface of the auxiliarylayer.
 13. The organic light-emitting display apparatus as claimed inclaim 1, wherein the first light is a blue light and the second light isa yellow light.
 14. The organic light-emitting display apparatus asclaimed in claim 1, wherein: the first electrode is an anode and thesecond electrode is a cathode, and a portion of the first light and aportion of the second light pass through the second electrode.
 15. Theorganic light-emitting display apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein:a distance between the first electrode and the second electrode is aresonance distance of the first light, and a distance between the firstelectrode and the second electrode is different from a resonancedistance of the second light.
 16. The organic light-emitting displayapparatus as claimed in claim 15, wherein the distance between the firstelectrode and the second electrode is about 3000 Å to about 5000 Å. 17.The organic light-emitting display apparatus as claimed in claim 1,further comprising a charge generation layer between the first andsecond organic emissive layers.
 18. The organic light-emitting displayapparatus as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a third organicemissive layer to emit a third light having a different color from thefirst light and the second light.
 19. An organic light-emitting displayapparatus, comprising: a substrate; a first electrode on the substrate;a second electrode on the first electrode; a first organic emissivelayer between the first electrode and the second electrode, the firstorganic emissive layer to emit a first light; a second organic emissivelayer between the first electrode and the second electrode, the secondorganic emissive layer to emit a second light having a different colorfrom the first light; an auxiliary layer on the second electrode, theauxiliary layer having a refractive index equal to or higher then about2.2, the auxiliary layer having a thickness of about 280 Å to about 400Å; an encapsulation substrate on the auxiliary layer, the encapsulationsubstrate covering the first organic emissive layer, the second organicemissive layer, and the auxiliary layer; and a charging layer betweenthe auxiliary layer and the encapsulation substrate, the charging layerbeing in contact with the auxiliary layer and the encapsulationsubstrate.
 20. The organic light-emitting display apparatus as claimedin claim 19, wherein: the second electrode has a silver content of about50% or more, and a thickness of the second electrode is less than orequal to about 100 Å.